“Lady, did you accept the proposal from the Bellarus Duke?”
“No. The Bellarus young lady personally came and refused.”
The Empress’s forehead, thinking about Leia, narrowed deeply. Leia, who boldly asked Illeie to refuse the proposal while boasting about her family, came to mind.
Thinking about that time, she felt choked up again. To dispel the uncomfortable feeling, the Empress gulped down her champagne.
‘I heard that the engagement with Viscount Edward also fell apart.’
The Empress was curious about how Leia would behave at the party today.
“Indeed, a cheeky young lady. There seems to be no way to refuse the Emperor’s proposal.”
As the Count’s voice reached her ears, the Empress nodded at that moment.
“Look at that audacious young lady. There’s no one to underestimate.”
The Empress’s gaze landed on Illeie. It was a significant glance with a meaningful face. When the Empress and the Count looked at Illeie with puzzled faces.
“Look.”
Illeie pointed his chin toward the entrance of the hall. At the entrance, a man and a woman were coming in, both dressed as splendidly as the Emperor himself. And it was Akkia, dressed up, and Leia, escorted by him.
The eyes of the three met at the sight of the two, who seemed to have coordinated their white formal attire.
“What is this…”
Before the Empress could finish her sentence, the voice announcing the entrance of the two rang through the hall.
“The Duchess of Hydren and the…”
The one who was about to announce the Duchess of Bellarus hastily changed his words.
“The Duchess of Hydren has arrived!”
Leia and Akkia approached the Emperor and the Empress with a straight posture. As the two passed, the nobles were busy whispering to each other.
“Is she the Duchess of Hydren? What’s going on?”
“It seems like they got married!”
“Good heavens. Wasn’t the Bellarus young lady in talks with Her Majesty?”
When the Empress turned her head, she felt the gaze of the curious nobles.
“It seems Her Majesty received a proposal from the Bellarus young lady, but she refused.”
“I can hear it. Hush.”
The Empress tightly clenched the hand buried in the hem of her dress.
‘Deciding to marry without any explanation is audacious.’
She felt a chill down her spine, as if she had been stabbed in the back by the innocent young lady.
“I greet Your Majesty.”
As Leia and Akkia, who had suddenly appeared, bowed with courtesy, the sharp eyes of the Empress fixed on them.
While she knew that the Bellarus young lady would create trouble to reject Illeie’s proposal.
‘She couldn’t have decided to marry Akkia to avoid the proposal, could she?’
And today, at the Emperor’s birthday party, they announced their marriage!
The Empress, considering the surrounding gazes, smiled kindly at Akkia and Leia.
“Duchess, I’m sorry. Did you accidentally get married to a thief?”
With a resentful look, she asked Akkia, but the Empress’s voice was affectionate beyond measure.
To onlookers, it seemed as if she was treating her own daughter with kindness.
Then, the Empress briefly swept Akkia and Leia, who were standing side by side, with a sharp glance.
Leia, facing the Empress, didn’t seem the least bit intimidated. It seemed she thought she had successfully avoided this crisis.
‘Young lady made the wrong choice.’
Soon, she would regret not choosing the Emperor but Akkia. After Illeie finished greeting Akkia, he raised the corner of his mouth towards the Empress.
“A thief’s marriage, you say. It hasn’t been that long since she became my wife.”
“……. ”
“Anyway, it seems appropriate to show it to Your Majesty and the Empress first, so I came here to greet you hastily.”
As Akkia finished speaking, a laughter, close to a chuckle, echoed from the front. The one laughing was Illeie, who had maintained silence until now.
“Marriage… Young lady, I thought we matched quite well.”
When Leia raised her head at the voice, her eyes met Illeie’s. Illeie stared at Leia with cold eyes, like a frosty breeze.
“Very regrettable.”
His voice was as chilly as his gaze.
The atmosphere of the party became lively. Illeie’s birthday took a back seat, and public attention poured into the marriage of the two.
Thanks to that, Leia and Akkia felt embarrassed as they received greetings from nobles they encountered.
After Akkia mingled with another group, Leia decided to clink her glass, feeling the need to calm her nerves. Someone tugged at her arm.
“Duchess, no, Lady of the Duke, over here!”
When Leia turned around, Viscount Wayne and noble ladies appeared. It was the group she encountered at the tea party before.
“Lady, how could you get married so suddenly without saying anything?”
“That’s right. When we asked at the party. How could…”
Memories of speculating about Akkia’s fiancé while asking about her engagement flashed back.
‘I didn’t know I would marry the Duke at that time.’
“I’m sorry. I couldn’t convey it because I wasn’t sure.”
“Anyway, congratulations. We hoped Lady would be with us more. It’s a pity.”
“Yes, we…”
Leia received the congratulations of the noble ladies with an awkward smile.
“Where is she? Put that down!”
When a noisy sound came from somewhere, Leia turned her body, and her eyes met a lady-in-waiting who seemed to be looking for someone.
‘Is that lady-in-waiting from the Marquis of Ruisel’s family…’
Wondering what had happened, she looked over. When the lady-in-waiting spotted Leia, she rushed towards her with a furious gaze.
‘Why is she coming to me? Why?’
Leia looked at Akkia, not far away, and their eyes met. Apparently, he also noticed that the lady-in-waiting’s attitude was strange and started approaching.
“Duchess Bellarus! Because of you, my daughter’s face became weird!”
And once again, at the voice that reached her ears, Leia turned her gaze, and a young lady who was standing some distance away approached.
The face of the Marquis’s daughter was stained with tears.
“Look at this, everyone!”
When the fan she had been partially covering her face with fell from her hand, sporadic sighs erupted from the surroundings.
“Oh my goodness…”
“What happened to her face?”
Because of the somewhat ghastly melting appearance.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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